To enable inconvenienced passengers to connect with the main bus network, a free shuttle service, route 579, will operate from Slade Green station via Forest Road, Bridge Road and Slade Green Road to the junction of Slade Green Road and Manor Road.

The service will operate every 20 minutes from about 5am to 1am the next day.

Comments (15)

Oh dear this is going to cause gridlock, when is it so bad that the whole road needs to be closed for 10 weeks?

If the road is in such a bad state its clearly because the council have failed to maintain it!

Oh dear this is going to cause gridlock, when is it so bad that the whole road needs to be closed for 10 weeks?
If the road is in such a bad state its clearly because the council have failed to maintain it!Joelo

This is all part of Environment and Well-being... as the Department calls itself at the Council

First they killed off many traders along the Broadway in Bexleyheath.
Then they try to strangle trade in Sidcup.

Now the Council has set its sights on Erith.

People will avoid the jams and businesses will suffer. Offer them rate relief if you don't want to kill off Erith. Actually why bother Conservative Bexley - its only the Labour Wards that will be hurt.

This is all part of Environment and Well-being... as the Department calls itself at the Council
First they killed off many traders along the Broadway in Bexleyheath.
Then they try to strangle trade in Sidcup.
Now the Council has set its sights on Erith.
People will avoid the jams and businesses will suffer. Offer them rate relief if you don't want to kill off Erith. Actually why bother Conservative Bexley - its only the Labour Wards that will be hurt.Lady Boy Erastusia

I can't believe that they are going to shut this road for 10 weeks.
I live just off Manor Rd abd I am dreading it, wouldn't it have made sense to dothe work at night llike they did with Queens Rd, which is a main dual carrage way?

I can't believe that they are going to shut this road for 10 weeks.
I live just off Manor Rd abd I am dreading it, wouldn't it have made sense to dothe work at night llike they did with Queens Rd, which is a main dual carrage way?stamford75

Everyone's moaning about it but the alternative is that they call off any maintenance work and just leave it to get worse and worse. I bet the same moaners will be complaining then about pot holes, etc. Some people just moan for the sake of moaning!

Everyone's moaning about it but the alternative is that they call off any maintenance work and just leave it to get worse and worse. I bet the same moaners will be complaining then about pot holes, etc. Some people just moan for the sake of moaning!PaulErith

PaulErith wrote:
Everyone's moaning about it but the alternative is that they call off any maintenance work and just leave it to get worse and worse. I bet the same moaners will be complaining then about pot holes, etc. Some people just moan for the sake of moaning!

People are moaning and rightly so, the reason they need to shut the whole road is clearly because its been left to get in such a state that a simple repair is not going to do the job.

What you appear to not get is that all the industrial traffic which uses manor road will now have to go through slade green. Manor road is a major road, not some tiny back street!

[quote][p][bold]PaulErith[/bold] wrote:
Everyone's moaning about it but the alternative is that they call off any maintenance work and just leave it to get worse and worse. I bet the same moaners will be complaining then about pot holes, etc. Some people just moan for the sake of moaning![/p][/quote]People are moaning and rightly so, the reason they need to shut the whole road is clearly because its been left to get in such a state that a simple repair is not going to do the job.
What you appear to not get is that all the industrial traffic which uses manor road will now have to go through slade green. Manor road is a major road, not some tiny back street!Joelo

Today was the first day of the Manor Road closure and it was chaos. Traffic queued up the Northend Road, There are temporary lights are Bridge Road going onto Northend Road itself. Lorries are using the back streets which are totally unsuitable for them and ignoring big blue signs telling them the roads aren't suitable for HGV's. And to add to the mix Whitehall Lane was closed for at least 3 hours because a mobile home was being delivered - at one point you couldn't even walk down Whitehall Lane. Tomorrow will see the first morning rush hour and I am sure it will be fun....

Today was the first day of the Manor Road closure and it was chaos. Traffic queued up the Northend Road, There are temporary lights are Bridge Road going onto Northend Road itself. Lorries are using the back streets which are totally unsuitable for them and ignoring big blue signs telling them the roads aren't suitable for HGV's. And to add to the mix Whitehall Lane was closed for at least 3 hours because a mobile home was being delivered - at one point you couldn't even walk down Whitehall Lane. Tomorrow will see the first morning rush hour and I am sure it will be fun....blakey06

It's obvious that it's people not living in the area complaining about people moaning. We now gridlock outside their houses, convoys of unsuitable lorries and extra jouney times just because some jobs worth at the council thinks its a good idea to shut off and isolate a whole community. Let's move it all to Barnehurst and see how much the councillors like it !!

It's obvious that it's people not living in the area complaining about people moaning. We now gridlock outside their houses, convoys of unsuitable lorries and extra jouney times just because some jobs worth at the council thinks its a good idea to shut off and isolate a whole community. Let's move it all to Barnehurst and see how much the councillors like it !!Strandedsladegreen

Strandedsladegreen wrote:
It's obvious that it's people not living in the area complaining about people moaning. We now gridlock outside their houses, convoys of unsuitable lorries and extra jouney times just because some jobs worth at the council thinks its a good idea to shut off and isolate a whole community. Let's move it all to Barnehurst and see how much the councillors like it !!

It's only 10 weeks and afterwards you'll have a nice shiny new road. Happy days! It's a bit like London Bridge station although your issue is nowhere near as much hassle to you. London Bridge needs redevelopment. There's never going to be a good time but it needs to be done. That's 4 or 5 years of nightmare for commuters into London but there' no alternative.

[quote][p][bold]Strandedsladegreen[/bold] wrote:
It's obvious that it's people not living in the area complaining about people moaning. We now gridlock outside their houses, convoys of unsuitable lorries and extra jouney times just because some jobs worth at the council thinks its a good idea to shut off and isolate a whole community. Let's move it all to Barnehurst and see how much the councillors like it !![/p][/quote]It's only 10 weeks and afterwards you'll have a nice shiny new road. Happy days! It's a bit like London Bridge station although your issue is nowhere near as much hassle to you. London Bridge needs redevelopment. There's never going to be a good time but it needs to be done. That's 4 or 5 years of nightmare for commuters into London but there' no alternative.PaulErith

I don't dispute the need just that there should have been a better way. The council say that they are doing it now it take advantage of the school holidays we are still five weeks away from the holidays. You obviously don't have to put up with it so why not mind your own

I don't dispute the need just that there should have been a better way. The council say that they are doing it now it take advantage of the school holidays we are still five weeks away from the holidays. You obviously don't have to put up with it so why not mind your ownStrandedsladegreen

Strandedsladegreen wrote:
I don't dispute the need just that there should have been a better way. The council say that they are doing it now it take advantage of the school holidays we are still five weeks away from the holidays. You obviously don't have to put up with it so why not mind your own

It's a comments section not specifically for people impacted by the story, so I've as much right to comment as anyone.

[quote][p][bold]Strandedsladegreen[/bold] wrote:
I don't dispute the need just that there should have been a better way. The council say that they are doing it now it take advantage of the school holidays we are still five weeks away from the holidays. You obviously don't have to put up with it so why not mind your own[/p][/quote]It's a comments section not specifically for people impacted by the story, so I've as much right to comment as anyone.PaulErith

Strandedsladegreen wrote:
I don't dispute the need just that there should have been a better way. The council say that they are doing it now it take advantage of the school holidays we are still five weeks away from the holidays. You obviously don't have to put up with it so why not mind your own

It's a comments section not specifically for people impacted by the story, so I've as much right to comment as anyone.

Constructive comments yes. Not having a go a people for complaining about issue. I don't know where you lived but if you found that your journey times had increased by an hour and your children have to run a gaunlet of heavy goods vehicles you wouldnt be happy. I am sure there was a better way than isolating a whole community.

[quote][p][bold]PaulErith[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Strandedsladegreen[/bold] wrote:
I don't dispute the need just that there should have been a better way. The council say that they are doing it now it take advantage of the school holidays we are still five weeks away from the holidays. You obviously don't have to put up with it so why not mind your own[/p][/quote]It's a comments section not specifically for people impacted by the story, so I've as much right to comment as anyone.[/p][/quote]Constructive comments yes. Not having a go a people for complaining about issue. I don't know where you lived but if you found that your journey times had increased by an hour and your children have to run a gaunlet of heavy goods vehicles you wouldnt be happy. I am sure there was a better way than isolating a whole community.Strandedsladegreen